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La Guaira

American  
[lah gwahy-rah] / lɑ ˈgwaɪ rɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Venezuela: the port of Caracas.


La Guaira British  
/ la ˈɡwaira /

noun

  1. the chief seaport of Venezuela, on the Caribbean. Pop: 26 669 (1990 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The BBC's Latin America correspondent Will Grant visited towns in La Guaira after the tremors first hit, and returned to find families continuing their search for loved ones a month on.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Researchers from Oregon State University estimate 69,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed in Venezuela’s beachside communities like those in Catia La Mar, a 45-minute drive from Caracas in the devastated coastal state of La Guaira.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

But Baena the businessman is convinced the people will "fight for La Guaira."

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Relief workers are also worried about water contamination and disease spreading in refugee camps that have sprung up around La Guaira and Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Caracas, La Guaira and many other towns were reduced to ruins, and some small dwellings entirely disappeared.

From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Sherwell, Guillermo A.

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